



Luis Miguel Afonso Fernandes (born 6 October 1989), known as Pizzi is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Cypriot First Division club APOEL.
After a successful loan at Paços de Ferreira, he spent three years in Spain with as many teams, totalling 74 games and 12 goals in La Liga. He has played over 350 games for Benfica, winning ten domestic honours including four Primeira Liga titles, three of which consecutively.
Pizzi made his senior international debut for Portugal in 2012 and was part of their squad at the 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, winning the latter tournament.
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2007-2008 |
2008-2012 |
2009 (Loan) |
2010-2011 (Loan) |
2011-2012 (Loan) |
2012-2013 |
2012-2013 (Loan) |
2012- |
2013-2014 (Loan) |
2013-2022 |
2022 (Loan) |
2019-2023 |

| Mins Played | Taca de Liga | 2019-2020 | 29 |
| Appearances | Taca de Liga | 2019-2020 | 1 |
| Assists | Taca de Portugal | 2019-2020 | 1 |
| Goals | Taca de Portugal | 2019-2020 | 5 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Portugal | 2019-2020 | 600 |
| Appearances | Taca de Portugal | 2019-2020 | 7 |
| Assists | UEFA Europa League | 2019-2020 | 1 |
| Goals | UEFA Europa League | 2019-2020 | 2 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2019-2020 | 169 |
| Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2019-2020 | 2 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 2 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 3 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 403 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 6 |
| Assists | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2019-2020 | 14 |
| Goals | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2019-2020 | 18 |
| Mins Played | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2019-2020 | 2827 |
| Appearances | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2019-2020 | 34 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Liga | 2018-2019 | 232 |
| Appearances | Taca de Liga | 2018-2019 | 3 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Portugal | 2018-2019 | 280 |
| Appearances | Taca de Portugal | 2018-2019 | 4 |
| Assists | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2018-2019 | 19 |
| Goals | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2018-2019 | 13 |
| Mins Played | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2018-2019 | 2799 |
| Appearances | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2018-2019 | 34 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2018-2019 | 246 |
| Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2018-2019 | 4 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 2 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 2 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 658 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 10 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Nations League | 2018-2019 | 213 |
| Appearances | UEFA Nations League | 2018-2019 | 3 |
| Assists | International Friendlies | 2018 | 1 |
| Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2018 | 60 |
| Appearances | International Friendlies | 2018 | 1 |
| Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2018 | 5 |
| Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2018 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Liga | 2017-2018 | 89 |
| Appearances | Taca de Liga | 2017-2018 | 2 |
| Assists | Taca de Portugal | 2017-2018 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Portugal | 2017-2018 | 209 |
| Appearances | Taca de Portugal | 2017-2018 | 3 |
| Assists | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2017-2018 | 7 |
| Goals | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2017-2018 | 6 |
| Mins Played | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2017-2018 | 2664 |
| Appearances | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2017-2018 | 33 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 482 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 6 |
| Goals | International Friendlies | 2017 | 1 |
| Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2017 | 76 |
| Appearances | International Friendlies | 2017 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Confederations Cup | 2017 | 135 |
| Appearances | Confederations Cup | 2017 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Liga | 2016-2017 | 241 |
| Appearances | Taca de Liga | 2016-2017 | 3 |
| Assists | Taca de Portugal | 2016-2017 | 2 |
| Goals | Taca de Portugal | 2016-2017 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Portugal | 2016-2017 | 351 |
| Appearances | Taca de Portugal | 2016-2017 | 7 |
| Assists | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2016-2017 | 9 |
| Goals | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2016-2017 | 10 |
| Mins Played | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2016-2017 | 2849 |
| Appearances | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2016-2017 | 33 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 720 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 8 |
| Assists | Taca de Portugal | 2015-2016 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Portugal | 2015-2016 | 151 |
| Appearances | Taca de Portugal | 2015-2016 | 2 |
| Assists | Taca de Liga | 2015-2016 | 3 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Liga | 2015-2016 | 224 |
| Appearances | Taca de Liga | 2015-2016 | 3 |
| Assists | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2015-2016 | 7 |
| Goals | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2015-2016 | 8 |
| Mins Played | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2015-2016 | 2283 |
| Appearances | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2015-2016 | 31 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 535 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 10 |
| Assists | Taca de Portugal | 2014-2015 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Portugal | 2014-2015 | 134 |
| Appearances | Taca de Portugal | 2014-2015 | 2 |
| Goals | Taca de Liga | 2014-2015 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Liga | 2014-2015 | 370 |
| Appearances | Taca de Liga | 2014-2015 | 5 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 90 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 1 |
| Assists | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2014-2015 | 7 |
| Goals | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2014-2015 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2014-2015 | 1289 |
| Appearances | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2014-2015 | 23 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 396 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 6 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 1 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 3 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 1461 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 28 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 71 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 1 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 7 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 8 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 3089 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 35 |
| Assists | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2011-2012 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2011-2012 | 178 |
| Appearances | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2011-2012 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 112 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 2 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 229 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 11 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2011-2012 | 120 |
| Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2011-2012 | 3 |
| Goals | Taca de Portugal | 2010-2011 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Portugal | 2010-2011 | 103 |
| Appearances | Taca de Portugal | 2010-2011 | 2 |
| Assists | Taca de Liga | 2010-2011 | 2 |
| Goals | Taca de Liga | 2010-2011 | 3 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Liga | 2010-2011 | 479 |
| Appearances | Taca de Liga | 2010-2011 | 6 |
| Assists | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2010-2011 | 1 |
| Goals | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2010-2011 | 7 |
| Mins Played | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2010-2011 | 2017 |
| Appearances | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2010-2011 | 27 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Portugal | 2009-2010 | 128 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Liga | 2009-2010 | 348 |
| Appearances | Taca de Liga | 2009-2010 | 4 |
| Goals | Taca de Portugal | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Taca de Portugal | 2009-2010 | 97 |
| Appearances | Taca de Portugal | 2009-2010 | 2 |
| Assists | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Goals | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2009-2010 | 911 |
| Appearances | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 2009-2010 | 15 |
| Appearances | Taca de Portugal | 2009-2010 | 2 |
| Goals | Portuguese LigaPro | 2009-2010 | 4 |
| Mins Played | Portuguese LigaPro | 2009-2010 | 1111 |
| Appearances | Portuguese LigaPro | 2009-2010 | 14 |